Delica L400 1UZ VVTI V8 conversion, how I did it. 

Thanks. The work continues..lol Never really ends. :-)

Did you swap in a V6 petrol tank as well?

@@lancemarriott9671 I used the diesel tank but have put in the pump holder and sender unit from a V6 Delica. bolts straight into the old tank.also put in a Walbro high pressure fuel pump.

That was a great weekend. Looking forward to next years trip.

Thanks. :-)

Thanks. Yes, running the Delica trans on it's original mount meant I was able to keep 4WD.

With the aerodynamics of a brick it's not the best. Works out at about 8 kms per liter.

@@shakynz1 that's better than what I was getting in my old S1 L400 Deli.

I put a aftermarket 32mm core radiator in mine. It helped a lot.

@@shakynz1 Thank you for that, off to look at 3 core alloy radiators. Many thanks.

Thanks. They're 285/75 16's. I'm running Pajero diffs with 5285 ratio to get the gearing right and the speedo is accurate.

@@shakynz1 Thanks Mate

Cheers. The rear most windows open out on both sides.

@@shakynz1 Thanks, what about the windows in the sliding doors, do they do the same?

@@placestosea No, the sliding door window is fixed in place.

Any front sump 1UZ VVti will work. If you want to use the Delica trans you will need the pump, input shaft, torque converter and bell housing From a earlier toyota A30/41 trans. They will all bolt straight into the mitsi trans.

Yeah, both diffs are 5285 ratio now.

Thanks mate

No lift or firewall modification. I've heard that earlier 1UZ need the fire wall manipulated a bit but the 1UZ VVTi I have just fit in perfectly.

@@shakynz1 Thank you! That kept me from swapping my last one as I thought it was needed. Well, that's almost truthful - I also had too many vehicle projects. Thank you again for sharing this info!

The S1 Delica trans has it's own control module. I bought an earlier Toyota 1UZ A30/41 trans and used the bell housing , input shaft, pump and torque converter from that into the delica trans. I'm using the original toyota ecu which has been tricked into being manual and keeps the VVTi with the Mitsi trans control module still running he trans. It also needed a little box I got from the car tune company to up the voltage on the 1UZ TPS so it would shift down the gears properly when you step on the gas. Honestly, if I was doing it all again I'd probably go for an after market ECU that can run the engine and trans. Car Tune Company did all the wiring for me. Check him out on RU-vid and contact him if you need help. Great guy and incredibly knowledgeable about the 1UZ conversions.

Fascinating, thank you for the info. I did not know this. My 1985 A340H behind my 22re actually has a separate TCU as well. I might try to see if I can re-use it, but it was an early version of the a340 and is incredibly simple compared to some of the later 4,5 solenoid versions that are beefed up.@@shakynz1

Cheers. Yes, Still have it. Running great. 🙂

Yes, it was a diesel. The S1 Diesel has the right transmission for the conversion. Aisin Warner A30-40. Toyota used a Aisin Warner A30-41 behind their early V8's so everything you need from the Toyota(Bell housing, input shaft, pump and torque converter) bolts on to the Mitsi trans without needing bell housing adaptors or transfer case adapters. Because I've got 33" tires I changed to 5285 ratio from a Pajero which included a Pajero Locker in the rear.

@@shakynz1 thanks for the reply, so an S2 would work as well? Saw your thread on Delica Club.

I believe it was only the S1 transmission that worked with the conversion. If I was doing a S2 I'd look at doing a 1UZ vvti conversion and keeping the 6 speed trans from the toyota and using a transfer case adapter. Then you can use the Toyota ECU and loom which would control engine and trans. And using 1st and 2nd in low ratio with the 6 speed would mean it'd really crawl along.

@@shakynz1 thanks for this vital information. Will be looking at Delicas in the near future.

So being a diesel before means you must have done a number of changes to the fuel storage and supply systems too eh...? Any video explaining that side of things?

Hi. Yes. it requires a certification that all modifications are legal to be on the road.

@@shakynz1 ok, good luck on the roads

@@ViktorSuhov Thanks. It passed it's certification and is legal for the road. No taxes here in NZ. Just a yearly registration fee.

@@shakynz1 that is fabulous. Here in Russia they calculate the tax rate by engine's HP and volume. For a 4-litre engine like this the tax is high, that is why some of the Delica swaps are not legalized - people just keep paying their tax as if it were an old 4m40 or 6g72 engine lol

Всю механику делал сам, а электрику не умею. Я должен был заплатить кому-то, чтобы сделать это для меня, так что не могу помочь вам. Извини. Vsyu mekhaniku delal sam, a elektriku ne umeyu. YA dolzhen byl zaplatit' komu-to, chtoby sdelat' eto dlya menya, tak chto ne mogu pomoch' vam. Izvini.

Спасибо .унс вказхстане говорят нет это тоже ответ

It's never been for sale.

I am interested if it ever becomes available @@shakynz1